Emma W. had to help her mother take her little brothers for hair-cuts. Jeremy had a drum lesson. And Ocean was hanging out with River. Katie felt really alone. She started to think about how things were in third grade—back when she and Suzanne did things together. “I wish . . .” she began. Then she stopped herself, quick. Katie knew better than to wish for things. Wishes sometimes came true. And that could cause big problems. It had all started one day at the beginning of third grade. Katie had lost the football game for her team, ruined her favorite pair of pants, and let out a big burp in front of the whole class. It was the worst day of Katie’s life. That night, Katie had wished she could be anyone but herself. There must have been a shooting star overhead when she made that wish, because the very next day the magic wind came. The magic wind felt like a wild tornado. But this wind blew just around Katie. It was so powerful that every time it came, it turned her into somebody else!
